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WDDD (Worlds) Preferred Stock : $0.00 Mil (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Worlds Preferred Stock?

Preferred stock is a special equity security that has properties of both equity and debt. Worlds's preferred stock for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.00 Mil.

The market value of preferred stock needs to be added to the market value of common stocks in the calculation of Enterprise Value. Worlds's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $1.28 Mil.

In the calculation of book value, the par value of preferred stocks needs to subtracted from total equity. Worlds's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $-0.06.

Dividends paid to preferred stocks need to be subtracted from net income in the calculation of Earnings per Share (Diluted). Worlds's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-0.00.


Worlds Preferred Stock Historical Data

The historical data trend for Worlds's Preferred Stock can be seen below:

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* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Worlds Preferred Stock Chart

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Worlds Preferred Stock Calculation

Preferred Stock is a special equity security that has properties of both equity and debt. It is generally considered a hybrid instrument. Preferred stock is senior to common stock, but is subordinate to bonds in terms of claim or rights to their share of the assets of the company.

Preferred stock has priority over common stock in the payment of dividends and any payments received when a company liquidates.

Preferred stock comes in many forms. It can be:


Convertible or Non-Convertible
Cumulative or Non-Cumulative
Voting or Non-Voting
Callable or Non-Callable
Maturity Date or No Maturity Date

A preferred stock without a maturity date is called a perpetual preferred stock. These are relatively rare. A good example of perpetual preferred stock is the many series of Public Storage (PSA) preferred shares that trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

Before investing in preferred stock, it is important to know which of the above groups the stock belongs to. Is it convertible or non-convertible? Are dividends cumulative or non-cumulative?

It is also critical that an investor knows what bonds the company has in front of the preferred stock. Bondholders get paid first. So the decision to buy a preferred stock can be similar to the decision to buy a bond. But, remember, the preferred stock of a company with bonds is junior to those bonds.

Unless a preferred stock is convertible, the upside in a preferred stock investment is more limited than in a common stock investment. If a company doubles its earnings, it is usually under no more obligation to double the dividends paid to preferred shareholders than it is to double the interest paid to its bankers and bondholders.So preferred stock is very different from common stock.


Worlds  (OTCPK:WDDD) Preferred Stock Explanation

When a company needs capital but does not wish to issue debt, they may sell preferred stocks to investors.

For instance, during the financial crisis of 2008, Goldman Sachs (GS) issued a combination of preferred stock and common stock options for $5 billion of capital to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)(BRK.B). In this deal, Berkshire Hathaway paid $5 billion for 10% cumulative perpetual preferred stock and warrants to buy 43.5 million shares of Goldman Sachs at $115 a share. Goldman Sachs bought back the preferred in 2010. Guess how much money Warren Buffett made in this deal in two years? Read How Much Did Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) Make on Its Goldman Sachs (GS) Preferred Stock?

1. The market value of Preferred Stocks needs to be added to the market value of common stocks in the calculation of enterprise value.

Worlds's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

2. In the calculation of Book Value, the par value of Preferred Stocks needs to subtracted from total equity.

Worlds's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

3. Dividends paid to Preferred Stocks need to be subtracted from net income in the calculation of earnings per share.

Worlds's Earnings per Share (Diluted) (EPS) for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Worlds Business Description

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11 Royal Road, Brookline, MA, USA, 02445
Worlds Inc is a company that designs and develops software, content, and related technology for the creation of interactive, three-dimensional (3D) portals and websites. The company creates its Internet sites, as well as sites available through third-party online service providers. It focuses on the development of virtual worlds which has several applications comprising a virtual meeting place, a 3D e-commerce store, a virtual classroom, and others. The core technologies developed by it include WorldsShaper, WorldsServer, WorldsBrowser, WorldsPlayer, and Worlds Gamma Libraries.
Executives
Edward J Gildea director C/O CONVERTED ORGANICS INC., 7A COMMERCIAL WHARF WEST, BOSTON MA 02110
Thomas Philip Duterme director 111 PACCHETTI WAY, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040
Steven Chrust 10 percent owner C/O SGC ADVISORY SERVICES INC, 1786 BEDFORD STREET, STANFORD CT 06905
Thomas Kidrin director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & CEO 11 ROYAL ROAD, BROOKLINE MA 02445
Bernard Stolar director 4401 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 200, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Jay Coleman director 310 EAST 46TH ST. APT 9 F, NEW YORK NY 10017
Robert N Fireman director 145 ROSEMARY ST. SUITE H-2, NEEDHAM MA 02494